Saint Mary’s improved over last year with both its men’s and women’s teams coming in third over all.

The male and female AUS rookies of the year were, Jake Wing and Anissa Owen.

Wing is ranked 23rd in the country this week for the 1,000 metre race. He was introduced at the championship, by the announcer, as the, “Favourite to win” but fell short in the final stretch of the race loosing to Dalhousie runner Kahmall McCabe.

Wing said, “I gave it my all in the 1,000 meter so I can’t be too disappointed.”

Wing ended up with three medals for the Huskies. He earned, third in the 1,500 metre, third in the men’s 4 x 400 metre and second in the 1,000 metre race. While Owen was first in the long jump and third in the 60 metre dash.

Sharlane MacLeod, a second year student who competed in five events for Saint Mary’s University this past weekend, said that all the rookies did well. She went on to say that there is pressure for the rookies, because some of them have athletic scholarships to consider,